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Florida Torreya Tree
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The Florida Torreya Tree is an evergreen that is found only in a small area along the Apalachicola River in Florida’s panhandle and in an immediately adjacent region in South Georgia. An endangered species, trees formerly reached a height of 60 feet tall but are now seen in the wild only as low sprouts as the trees are top-killed by a lethal fungus. The trees have whorled branches and bright needles that are 1 - 1.5 inch long, flat, stiff, and sharply pointed.
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FNAI Online Field Guide for the Florida Torreya Tree
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